Alison Sherman talks to Evan Cassidy of North Branford about his sweet potato cupcakes with maple buttercream and candied bacon and maple meringues with cinnamon and toasted almonds during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

Beatrice Kennedy, 1, tries devil's chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting made by Marissa Young of Stamford during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Hunter Zampa of Stamford makes more of his maple syrup donut delights during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

Zoe Legault, 5, tries shaved brussels sprouts with candied bacon and almonds made by Hannah Bukzin of Westport during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

Marissa Young of Stamford ices her devil's chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

Etai Avidan, 1, tries devil's chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting made by Marissa Young of Stamford during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

Hunter Zampa of Stamford makes more of his maple syrup donut delights during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

May Simone Avidan, 3, tries devil's chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting made by Marissa Young of Stamford during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry

May Simone Avidan, 3, tries devil's chocolate cupcakes with maple buttercream frosting made by Marissa Young of Stamford during the teen cooking competition as part of the Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Photo: Lindsay Perry